Skills gap for railway firms

Britain’s rail industry is facing a skills gap, warned Peter Lowe, chairman of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ railway division and Adtranz project manager. ‘It will be two years before new trains come into service in significant quantities,’ said Lowe.

Britain’s rail industry is facing a skills gap, warned Peter Lowe, chairman of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ railway division and Adtranz project manager. ‘It will be two years before new trains come into service in significant quantities,’ said Lowe.